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Control with the Intel Core i5-11400F and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB presents a specific performance profile that shifts decisively based on resolution and settings. The data indicates a system capable of high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming, but one where the GPU becomes the primary constraint as resolution increases. This analysis breaks down the measured results to explain the role of each component, optimal settings, and how this combination ranks among tested hardware.

CPU Role — cores, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The Intel Core i5-11400F is a 6-core, 12-thread processor based on the Rocket Lake architecture, built on Intel's 14 nm process. It operates with a base clock of 2.60 GHz and a boost clock of 4.40 GHz, with a 65 W TDP. The CPU features a 12 MB shared L3 cache, with 512 KB of L2 and 80 KB of L1 per core. Memory support is dual-channel DDR4 with a bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s, and it connects via PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes.

In the context of this game's measured FPS, the CPU's capabilities are sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck at lower resolutions. At 1080p with Low settings, the system achieves an average of 162 FPS, which is the highest score in the entire dataset. This high frame rate demonstrates that the i5-11400F can feed the RTX 4060 Ti effectively when the graphical load is light. The processor's single-thread performance, as indicated by a 3DMark single-thread score of 868, is adequate for the game's logic and draw-call processing.

At higher resolutions, the CPU's workload remains relatively constant while the GPU's workload increases. The measured FPS drops by approximately 24% from 1080p Low to 1440p Low (162 to 123 FPS), and by another 33% to 4K Low (123 to 83 FPS). This scaling pattern suggests that while the CPU is not the limiting factor at 4K, its performance ceiling is still relevant. The CPU's multi-threaded performance, with a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 14340, indicates it has ample headroom for background tasks and game threading, but the data shows that frame rates scale almost entirely with GPU load in this title.

Settings Recommendations — which preset gives the best experience per the measured rows

The measured data covers four settings presets—Low, Medium, High, and Ultra—across three resolutions. The optimal choice depends on the target resolution and desired frame rate.

At 1080p, the Ultra preset delivers an average of 89 FPS, which is well above the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay. The High preset offers a substantial improvement to 102 FPS, and Medium reaches 115 FPS. For players with a 144 Hz monitor, the Low preset at 162 FPS provides the best competitive advantage, but for visual quality, the High preset at 102 FPS appears to be the sweet spot, offering a significant fidelity boost over Medium with only a 13 FPS penalty.

Moving to 1440p, the High preset yields 77 FPS, which remains playable on a 60 Hz display but may not fully utilize a higher refresh rate panel. The Medium preset at 87 FPS is a better choice for maintaining smoothness, while the Ultra preset drops to 67 FPS. The Low preset at 123 FPS is the only option that approaches high-refresh-rate territory, but it sacrifices most graphical features.

At 4K, the situation becomes more constrained. The High preset produces 52 FPS, which is below the ideal 60 FPS target. The Medium preset at 59 FPS is marginally better, but still not perfectly smooth. The Low preset at 83 FPS is the only 4K setting that maintains a comfortable frame rate, indicating that players at this resolution must make significant visual compromises.

The data suggests that the High preset at 1080p offers the best balance of visual fidelity and performance, while at 1440p, the Medium preset provides the most consistent experience. At 4K, the Low preset is the only viable option for smooth gameplay.

Resolution Scaling — how FPS drops from 1080p to 4K and what it says about the limiting component

The measured FPS data across resolutions reveals a clear scaling pattern that identifies the GPU as the primary limiting component. From 1080p to 1440p, the average FPS drops by roughly 25% across all settings. For example, at High settings, the frame rate falls from 102 FPS at 1080p to 77 FPS at 1440p, a 24.5% reduction. At Medium settings, it falls from 115 to 87 FPS, a 24.3% reduction.

The scaling from 1440p to 4K is more severe, indicating a heavier GPU load. At High settings, the frame rate drops from 77 to 52 FPS, a 32.5% reduction. At Medium settings, it drops from 87 to 59 FPS, a 32.2% reduction. The Low settings show a similar trend: 162 to 123 FPS (24.1% drop) from 1080p to 1440p, and then 123 to 83 FPS (32.5% drop) from 1440p to 4K.

This non-linear scaling is characteristic of a GPU-bound scenario. The pixel count increases by 78% from 1080p to 1440p, and by 125% from 1440p to 4K. The frame rate drops are proportionally smaller than the pixel count increases, which is typical for a GPU that has sufficient memory bandwidth and shader throughput. The RTX 4060 Ti's 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth appears to be handling the increased resolution demands, but the rendering load is clearly the bottleneck.

The CPU's role is evident in the fact that even at 4K Low settings, the system still achieves 83 FPS, which is a high frame rate for that resolution. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the frame rate would plateau or drop more steeply at higher resolutions, but the data shows a consistent GPU-driven scaling pattern.

How This Combo Ranks — use comboRankInGame vs other tested combos

This specific combination of the Intel Core i5-11400F and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB ranks 1422 out of 3720 tested combos in this game. This places it in the top 38% of all tested hardware configurations, indicating a solid mid-range performance tier.

The GPU's individual percentile ranking is 19th among all GPUs, which may seem low, but this is relative to a database that includes high-end cards. In the context of its nearest rivals, the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB scores 2913 in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This is virtually identical to the NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF (2910, deltaPct 0.1), the RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB (2907, deltaPct 0.2), and the NVIDIA Quadro P600 (2923, deltaPct -0.3). The performance is also slightly ahead of the RTX 4010 (2893, deltaPct 0.7). This suggests that the 8 GB version of the RTX 4060 Ti is not meaningfully slower than its 16 GB sibling in this specific benchmark, and it performs at a level consistent with other mid-range options.

The CPU's percentile ranking is 71st, which is much higher than the GPU's, indicating that the i5-11400F is a stronger performer relative to its peers than the RTX 4060 Ti. The CPU's average benchmark score of 17177 places it in close competition with the AMD EPYC 7H12 (17120, deltaPct 0.3), the Intel Core i5-12450H (17239, deltaPct -0.4), the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 8300G (17278, deltaPct -0.6), and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U (17074, deltaPct 0.6). This indicates that the i5-11400F is a well-balanced processor that holds its own against newer and more expensive options.

The overall combo rank of 1422 suggests that this pairing is well-matched for this game, with the CPU not holding back the GPU significantly, but the GPU being the limiting factor in achieving higher frame rates at demanding settings.

GPU Role — VRAM, clocks, and how they relate to this game's results

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture using TSMC's 5 nm process. It features 4352 shading units, 136 texture mapping units, and 48 raster output units, along with 34 RT cores and 136 tensor cores. The GPU has a base clock of 2310 MHz and a boost clock of 2535 MHz, with memory running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective). The 8 GB of GDDR6 memory is on a 128-bit bus, providing 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU's role in this game's results is defined by its compute and memory capabilities. The measured FPS at 1080p shows that the card is capable of delivering high frame rates, with the Low preset hitting 162 FPS and the High preset at 102 FPS. The Ultra preset at 89 FPS is also respectable. The fact that the card can maintain these frame rates suggests that the 8 GB VRAM is sufficient for 1080p gameplay at all settings.

At 1440p, the GPU's limitations begin to show. The High preset drops to 77 FPS, and the Ultra preset to 67 FPS. The 8 GB VRAM may be a contributing factor, as higher resolutions and settings typically require more memory for textures and buffers. However, the card's memory bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s is still adequate for the data transfer demands.

At 4K, the GPU is clearly the bottleneck. The High preset only achieves 52 FPS, and the Ultra preset drops to 45 FPS. The Low preset at 83 FPS shows that the card can handle 4K when the graphical load is reduced, but the 8 GB VRAM and 128-bit bus limit its ability to maintain high frame rates with high-quality textures. The FP32 performance of 22.06 TFLOPS and the texture rate of 344.8 GTexel/s are sufficient for the game's rendering, but the memory subsystem appears to be the constraining factor at higher resolutions.

FAQ

Q: What is the best resolution for this combo to achieve 60+ FPS consistently?

A: At 1080p, all settings presets from Low to Ultra achieve an average FPS above 60, with the Ultra preset at 89 FPS. At 1440p, the Medium preset at 87 FPS and the Low preset at 123 FPS both exceed 60 FPS, but the High preset at 77 FPS and Ultra at 67 FPS also stay above the threshold. At 4K, only the Low preset at 83 FPS exceeds 60 FPS, while Medium at 59 FPS is just below.

Q: How does the RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB compare to the 16 GB version in this game?

A: The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark shows the 8 GB version scoring 2913, while the 16 GB version scores 2907, a deltaPct of 0.2%. This indicates that the 8 GB version is marginally faster in this specific test, suggesting that VRAM capacity is not a significant differentiator for this game's compute load.

Q: Is the Intel Core i5-11400F a bottleneck for the RTX 4060 Ti in this game?

A: The data suggests the CPU is not the primary bottleneck. At 1080p Low settings, the system achieves 162 FPS, which is a high frame rate that indicates the CPU can keep up with the GPU. The frame rate scaling from 1080p to 4K follows a pattern consistent with GPU-bound performance, implying the CPU has sufficient headroom.

Q: What is the difference in performance between the High and Ultra presets at 1080p?

A: At 1080p, the High preset achieves an average FPS of 102, while the Ultra preset achieves 89 FPS. This is a 14.7% reduction in frame rate when moving from High to Ultra, which suggests that the Ultra preset includes more demanding graphical effects that impact performance.

Q: How does this combo rank compared to other tested systems?

A: This specific combination ranks 1422 out of 3720 tested combos in this game, placing it in the top 38% of all configurations. The CPU ranks in the 71st percentile among all CPUs, while the GPU ranks in the 19th percentile among all GPUs.

Q: What is the minimum FPS recorded for this combo?

A: The dataset includes minimum FPS values only for the Medium preset across all resolutions. At 1080p Medium, the minimum FPS is 98. At 1440p Medium, it is 74. At 4K Medium, it is 50. These values are lower than the averages but still indicate playable performance at 1080p and 1440p.

Measured FPS Breakdown — resolution by resolution, settings by settings, exact numbers

At 1920x1080, the measured average FPS is as follows:

• Low: 162 FPS
• Medium: 115 FPS (minimum 98, maximum 132)
• High: 102 FPS
• Ultra: 89 FPS

At 2560x1440, the measured average FPS is as follows:

• Low: 123 FPS
• Medium: 87 FPS (minimum 74, maximum 100)
• High: 77 FPS
• Ultra: 67 FPS

At 3840x2160, the measured average FPS is as follows:

• Low: 83 FPS
• Medium: 59 FPS (minimum 50, maximum 68)
• High: 52 FPS
• Ultra: 45 FPS

The data shows a consistent drop in performance as resolution increases, with the most significant relative drop occurring between 1440p and 4K. The Medium preset is the only one that provides minimum FPS data, which highlights the variance that can occur during gameplay. The overall pattern indicates that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming, with 4K requiring significant settings reductions to maintain playable frame rates.